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Martyn Kenyon Reply |
This comes from a 24 board team of four head to head match played in a home. Before the first set there is some discussion of system with opponents. The opposition ask under what circumstances we would have 7 cards for a weak 2 bid. We explain that in 1st and 2nd positions our 3 level pre-empts in a major show 2 of the top 3 honours, so with a poor suit we would open a weak 2.
In the first stanza I (North) open 3 Hearts, alerted by partner. East holds: S K J x H A D J x x x C A J x x East asks the meaning of 3 hearts and is told normal pre-empt with 2 of top 3 cards. East then passes. South raises to 4 Hearts. This should go one off but on a defensive error it makes for 420. In the other room North opens 3 Hearts and East Doubles. West has a very poor hand, gets doubled in 3 Spades and goes for 800. Are we just unlucky, or is there something wrong going on here? |
JimO  175 posts Forum Host Reply |
I'm not sure what you're implying.
Were you "unlucky"? I'd say you were lucky your opponents made a defensive error, letting you make 4H, so you only lost 9 instead of 13. The fact is your opponent sitting East made a better decision than your teammate sitting East. While on many hands a double could work out better than a pass, it can be dangerous to enter the auction on marginal hands - as this hand indicates. From the title of this thread, I'd say you're implying there was something improper with the fact that East asked for an explanation, then passed. A bid which is normally not alerted was alerted, after all. Are you suggesting that there was UI passed and acted upon? If so, what could West infer from East's actions? "I have a good hand, so please just pass and misdefend?" I see nothing wrong here. Your teammate's aggressive double worked out poorly, that's all.
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